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BMP ID: 2888
Title: Mitigate negative environmental impacts
Text: "Compliance Responsibilities-Duty to Mitigate: The permittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any discharge in violation of this permit, which has a reasonable likelihood of adversely affecting human health or the environment."
Source Publication Name: Montana Final Statewide Oil and Gas Environmental Impact Statement and Proposed Amendment of the Powder River and Billings Resource Management Plans
Citation Section: Hydrology Appendix-General Discharge Permit Coal Bed Methane Produced Water Montana Department of Environmental Quality Authorization to Discharge Under the Montana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
Citation Page: HYD-26
Supplemental Documents:  
Usage Type: Required
Timing: • Production / Operation / Maintenance
• Monitoring
Oil / Gas Field:  
Surface Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Mineral Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Primary Contact: Montana Department of Environmental Quality
1520 E. Sixth Avenue P.O. Box 200901
Helena, Montana  59620  United States
Phone:(406) 841 5000     Alt. Phone:
Fax:     E-mail: 
Alternate Contact:  
 
Categories: Water Quantity and Rights
Water Quality and Pollution
Location: Montana
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Date Entered: 2009-03-09 16:27 UTC
Last Updated: 2009-07-15 13:28 UTC